We are aiming at 9 per cent growth. In the last six years we grew at 8 per cent. No doubt that we have slipped but can climb again.

If we don't import gold for one year, half of our current account deficit will disappear.

Exporting more is the only way to meet current account deficit.

Thanks to remittances, our deficit is in check.

People, companies, PSUs sitting on piles of cash. Every quarter I will ask them where they are investing.

Why should capital gains be taxed if everything else is. I don't think there is a case to say that capital gains should not be taxed. Every kind of income must be taxed except for things link old-age pension. I think it's a fair policy, but I'm open to suggestions on this.

You play according to the pitch, according to the weather

The world economy is constrained, so is India's economy, so there was only so much economic space

Given the restricted economic space, we have done all that could be done

Need to attract investors in India

Fiscal consolidation is the objective

We have put away a Rs 1,000 crore for women's security ... we'll work with other government departments and NGOs and find out how we can use this money.

All-women's bank should get started by November.

We must remember that Eurozone is in recession ... Germany and the UK have contracted in the last quarter.

We are trying to stabilise our economy and get the growth engine started.

We will raise Rs 40,000 crore via disinvestment in the coming fiscal year (2013-14).

Will raise Rs 14,000 crore by way of selling residual stake of the government in non-government firms.

Every single disinvestment has been a success since I took over.

On global economic situation: No big bang anywhere in the world.

We haven't gone wrong anywhere, global situation has affected us.

Economies have shrunk globally, we're trying to stabilise ours.

On fiscal deficit: We will not cross the red line. It will be kept at 4.8 per cent or below.